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Ultrasonic solution separator

a technology of ultrasonic solution and separator, which is applied in the direction of electrostatic separation, solid separation, combustible gas purification/modification, etc., can solve the problems of reducing the efficiency of atomization for producing and difficult to efficiently produce high-concentrated mist from a solution. , to achieve the effect of efficiently producing mist, efficiently separating a high-concentr

Active Publication Date: 2008-03-25
ULTRASOUND BREWERY
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"The present invention relates to an ultrasonic solution separator that can efficiently produce mist and collect a target material from a solution. The ultrasonic solution separator has an advantage of producing mist at a higher temperature in the ultrasonic atomization chamber than in the collection portion, resulting in higher efficiency of mist production. The temperature of the carrier gas in the ultrasonic atomization chamber is at least 5°C higher than the carrier gas in the collection portion. The ultrasonic solution separator can efficiently produce mist from a solution and collect the target material as a high-concentration solution. The efficiency of mist production is influenced by the temperature of the carrier gas in contact with the solution surface. The ultrasonic solution separator can also include a vapor heater, a solution heater, a blower mechanism, and a conductive metal plate with a cooler for cooling the metal plate. The collection portion can include a conductive metal plate, a cooler, a counter electrode, and a high voltage power supply. The ultrasonic solution separator can also include multiple ultrasonic atomization chambers connected in parallel or series."

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Accordingly, the apparatus has a disadvantage that the concentration of alcohol in a solution, which is obtained by collecting mist, reduces, though the mist with a high concentration of alcohol is produced by means of ultrasonic waves.
On the other hand, if the temperature of the carrier gas in the ultrasonic atomization chamber is low, the efficiency of atomization for producing mist from a solution is remarkably reduced.
In this case, it is difficult to efficiently produce high-concentrated mist from a solution.
In order to achieve this requirement, it is necessary to increase the performance of the ultrasonic oscillator and a power source for driving the ultrasonic oscillator, thus, both equipment costs and running costs should be high.
Such an apparatus is not economical.

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[0075]An ultrasonic solution separator according to the present invention separates a target material, which quickly moves to its surface and exhibits the characteristics of surface excess, from a solution. Water is mainly used as a solvent, however, solutes and solvents are not specifically limited. For example, organic solvents such as an alcohol can be used other than water. The following solutions including target materials can be used, for example.

[0076](1) Sake, beer, wine, vinegar, mirin (rice cooking wine), spirits, shochu, brandy, whiskey and liqueur.

[0077](2) Solutions containing perfumes such as pinene, linalool, limonene and polyphenol group, and aromatic compounds or fragrant compounds.

[0078](3) Solutions containing alkane and cycloalkane, which are saturated hydrocarbon, alkene, cycloalken and alkyne, which are unsaturated hydrocarbon, any of organic compounds classed as a group of ether, thioether and aromatic hydrocarbon, or a compound consisting of bounded two or mo...

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An ultrasonic solution separator including an ultrasonic atomization chamber supplied with a solution containing a target material; an ultrasonic oscillator producing mist from the solution in the ultrasonic atomization chamber with ultrasonic oscillation; a power supply for ultrasonics connected to the ultrasonic oscillator, and a collection portion transporting the mist produced by the ultrasonic oscillator with a carrier gas and aggregating and collecting the mist included in the carrier gas. The power supply supplying high-frequency power to the ultrasonic oscillator so that the ultrasonic oscillator oscillates at an ultrasonic frequency. The ultrasonic separator aggregates and collects the mist produced in the ultrasonic atomization chamber by means of the collection portion. With this ultrasonic solution separator, the temperature of carrier gas in the ultrasonic atomization chamber is at least 5° C. higher than the carrier gas in the collection portion.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The present invention relates to an alcohol separator which separates a higher concentration of alcohol from an alcohol solution of sake (Japanese rice wine), other alcoholic beverage raw material, or solution of volatile organic compounds.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]The inventor has developed a separator which separates a target material with the characteristics of surface excess such as an alcohol by producing mist by means of ultrasonic waves (see Patent Document 1).[0005]Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication TOKUKAI No. 2001-314724 With this type of alcohol separator, an alcohol solution is filled into an ultrasonic atomization chamber with a seal structure, and the alcohol solution in the ultrasonic atomization chamber is atomized into mist by means of ultrasonic oscillation of an ultrasonic oscillator. The alcohol separator aggregates and collects the atomized mist, and separates a higher ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B01D3/00B01D1/00B01D51/00B01D51/02C12G3/12B05B17/06B01F11/00B01F3/04B03C3/014B01D3/06B01D3/34B01D5/00B01D17/02C12H6/00C12H6/02
CPCB01D3/06B01D3/346B01D5/0027B01D5/0039B01D5/0042B01D5/0045B01D5/0081B01D5/0087B01D5/009B01D17/0205B05B17/0615B05B17/0646B01D17/04B01D17/042B01D17/048Y10S261/48
Inventor MATSUURA, KAZUOSATO, MASANORI
Owner ULTRASOUND BREWERY
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